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Double Issuer-Hiding Attribute-Based Credentials From Tag-Based Aggregatable Mercurial Signatures, Rui Shi, Yang Yang, Yingjiu Li, Huamin Feng, Guozhen Shi, Hwee Hwa Pang, Robert H. Deng

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Attribute-based anonymous credentials offer users fine-grained access control in a privacy-preserving manner. However, in such schemes obtaining a user's credentials requires knowledge of the issuer's public key, which obviously reveals the issuer's identity that must be hidden from users in certain scenarios. Moreover, verifying a user's credentials also requires the knowledge of issuer's public key, which may infer the user's private information from their choice of issuer. In this article, we introduce the notion of double issuer-hiding attribute-based credentials ( DIHAC ) to tackle these two problems. In our model, a central authority can issue public-key credentials for a group …

Evilscreen Attack: Smart Tv Hijacking Via Multi-Channel Remote Control Mimicry, Yiwei Zhang, Siqi Ma, Tiancheng Chen, Juanru Li, Robert H. Deng, Elisa Bertino

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Modern smart TVs often communicate with their remote controls (including the smartphone simulated ones) using multiple wireless channels (e.g., Infrared, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi). However, this multi-channel remote control communication introduces a new attack surface. An inherent security flaw is that remote controls of most smart TVs are designed to work in a benign environment rather than an adversarial one, and thus wireless communications between a smart TV and its remote controls are not strongly protected. Attackers can leverage such a flaw to abuse the remote control communication and compromise smart TV systems. In this paper, we propose EvilScreen, a novel …

Mtdscout : Complementing The Identification Of Insecure Methods In Android Apps Via Source-To-Bytecode Signature Generation And Tree-Based Layered Search, Zicheng Zhang, Haoyu Ma, Daoyuan Wu, Debin Gao, Xiao Yi, Yufan Chen, Yan Wu, Lingxiao Jiang

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Modern Android apps consist of both host app code and third-party libraries. Traditional static analysis tools conduct taint analysis for API misuses on the entire app code, while third-party library (TPL) detection tools focus solely on library code. Both approaches, however, are prone to some inherent false negatives: taint analysis tools may neglect third-party libraries or face timeouts/errors in whole app-based analysis, and TPL detection tools are not designed for pinpointing specific vulnerable methods. These challenges underscore the need for enhanced identification of insecure methods in Android apps, particularly for app markets addressing open-source security incidents. In this paper, we …

Time-Restricted Feeding Reveals A Role For Neural Respiratory Clocks In Optimizing Daily Ventilatory-Metabolic Coupling In Mice, Aaron A. Jones, Gabriella M. Marino, Deanna M. Arble

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

The master circadian clock, located in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), organizes the daily rhythm in minute ventilation (V̇e). However, the extent that the daily rhythm in V̇e is secondary to SCN-imposed O2 and CO2 cycles (i.e., metabolic rate) or driven by other clock mechanisms remains unknown. Here, we experimentally shifted metabolic rate using time-restricted feeding (without affecting light-induced synchronization of the SCN) to determine the influence of metabolic rate in orchestrating the daily V̇e rhythm. Mice eating predominantly at night exhibited robust daily rhythms in O2 consumption (V̇o2), CO2 production (V̇co2), and V̇e with similar peak times (approximately ZT18) that …

Perceptions Of Communities Of Practice And Sense Of Belonging: Focus Groups Of Academic Pediatric Faculty, Margaret P. Huntwork, Myo T. Myint, Emma Simon, Bonnie Desselle, Amy M. Creel

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Providing the opportunity for collaboration around a central purpose to improve skills and exchange knowledge, the Community of Practice model can be useful for faculty development. A sense of belonging enhances the engagement in communities. Yet, the barriers and contributors to academic medicine faculty's sense of belonging in communities are not as well explored. METHODS: Through focus groups with 21 academic pediatric faculty conducted between January and March 2023, this qualitative study examined knowledge of Communities of Practice and the factors that affect sense of belonging and engagement. The authors iteratively coded transcripts to generate themes. RESULTS: Community accessibility; …

Bracketed Assessments In Behavioral Gerontology: Evaluating Preference With Present And Absent Stimuli, Flavia Eduarda Del Castillo Troche

Theses and Dissertations

The present study evaluated the use of bracketed assessments to assess the activity preference of three individuals with dementia. The study proposed an alternative method to traditional stimulus preference assessments, to bridge the gap in behavior analytical literature within behavioral gerontology. Thus, bracketed assessments were conducted using two presentation methods, verbal plus visual presentation and verbal-only presentation. Results suggested that while participants showed consistency within low preferred activity selection in the bracketed assessment, variability was observed among participants’ preferences for high and moderate preferred activities. Both presentation methods yield similar selection results for one participant, however, the other two participants …

Cultural Selection Of Ethical Self-Control Toward Sustainability, Michael Jonathan Passage

Theses and Dissertations

This study consisted of three experiments to improve our understanding of the conditions that foster cooperation related to sustainability. In Experiment 1, participants completed a demographic questionnaire and an environmental and social discounting task. Results (a) support the utility of the environmental discounting task; (b) suggest responding to the discounting task is dissimilar; and (c) show that responding to hypothetical consequences on the social discounting task correlates to actual responding. Experiment 2 evaluated whether interlocking behavioral contingencies (by microculture members) associated with sustainable and non-sustainable aggregate products (Condition A & B) could be selected by cultural consequences (i.e., 20¢ toward …

Community Health Volunteers’ Experiences Of Implementing Covid-19 Vaccine Education And Promotion In Kenya: A Qualitative Descriptive Study, Constance Shumba, Peterson Kiraithe, Isabel Kambo, Sheila Shaibu

School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa

Background: Vaccination was a key measure in the COVID-19 pandemic response, though much work was needed to promote vaccine uptake and acceptance. In Kenya, Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) played a key role in vaccine education and promotion. We conducted this study to explore CHVs’ experiences of implementing COVID-19 vaccine education and promotion during the pandemic to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake in two areas of Kenya.

Methods: In a qualitative descriptive study, we conducted 30 structured in-depth interviews with 20 CHVs and 10 Community Health Assistants from rural Kilifi County and Kangemi, an urban informal settlement of Nairobi County in Kenya …

Formula Integrated Monocoque Development, Hayden Wagner, Aaron Fang, Elijah Schulz, Carson Smith

Mechanical Engineering

Every year the Cal Poly Racing FSAE club set out to create two separate race cars to compete in the upcoming formula combustion and formula electric competitions. Both the combustion and electric formula cars operated on the same vehicle platform with the powertrain systems being the main difference between the two cars. Cal Poly Racing FSAE is the only school in California to run a full carbon fiber monocoque chassis, with each chassis design operating on a roughly four year design cycle. A new FSAE senior project team has set out to improve upon the previous chassis design as the …

Understanding The Genetic Complexity Of Puberty Timing Across The Allele Frequency Spectrum, Katherine A Kentistou, Lena R Kaisinger, Stasa Stankovic, Marc Vaudel, Edson Mendes De Oliveira, Andrea Messina, Robin G Walters, Xiaoxi Liu, Alexander S Busch, Hannes Helgason, Deborah J Thompson, Federico Santoni, Konstantin M Petricek, Yassine Zouaghi, Isabel Huang-Doran, Daniel F Gudbjartsson, Eirik Bratland, Kuang Lin, Eugene J Gardner, Yajie Zhao, Raina Y Jia, Chikashi Terao, Marjorie J Riggan, Manjeet K Bolla, Mojgan Yazdanpanah, Nahid Yazdanpanah, Jonathan P Bradfield, Linda Broer, Archie Campbell, Daniel I Chasman, Diana L Cousminer, Nora Franceschini, Lude H Franke, Giorgia Girotto, Chunyan He, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Peter K Joshi, Yoichiro Kamatani, Robert Karlsson, Jian'an Luan, Kathryn L Lunetta, Reedik Mägi, Massimo Mangino, Sarah E Medland, Christa Meisinger, Raymond Noordam, Teresa Nutile, Maria Pina Concas, Ozren Polašek, Eleonora Porcu, Susan M Ring, Cinzia Sala, Albert V Smith, Toshiko Tanaka, Peter J Van Der Most, Veronique Vitart, Carol A Wang, Gonneke Willemsen, Marek Zygmunt, Thomas U Ahearn, Irene L Andrulis, Hoda Anton-Culver, Antonis C Antoniou, Paul L Auer, Catriona L K Barnes, Matthias W Beckmann, Amy Berrington De Gonzalez, Natalia V Bogdanova, Stig E Bojesen, Hermann Brenner, Julie E Buring, Federico Canzian, Jenny Chang-Claude, Fergus J Couch, Angela Cox, Laura Crisponi, Kamila Czene, Mary B Daly, Ellen W Demerath, Joe Dennis, Peter Devilee, Immaculata De Vivo, Thilo Dörk, Alison M Dunning, Miriam Dwek, Johan G Eriksson, Peter A Fasching, Lindsay Fernandez-Rhodes, Liana Ferreli, Olivia Fletcher, Manuela Gago-Dominguez, Montserrat García-Closas, José A García-Sáenz, Anna González-Neira, Harald Grallert, Pascal Guénel, Christopher A Haiman, Per Hall, Ute Hamann, Hakon Hakonarson, Roger J Hart, Martha Hickey, Maartje J Hooning, Reiner Hoppe, John L Hopper, Jouke-Jan Hottenga, Frank B Hu, Hanna Huebner, David J Hunter, Helena Jernström, Esther M John, David Karasik, Elza K Khusnutdinova, Vessela N Kristensen, James V Lacey, Diether Lambrechts, Lenore J Launer, Penelope A Lind, Annika Lindblom, Patrik K E Magnusson, Arto Mannermaa, Mark I Mccarthy, Thomas Meitinger, Cristina Menni, Kyriaki Michailidou, Iona Y Millwood, Roger L Milne, Grant W Montgomery, Heli Nevanlinna, Ilja M Nolte, Dale R Nyholt, Nadia Obi, Katie M O'Brien, Kenneth Offit, Albertine J Oldehinkel, Sisse R Ostrowski, Aarno Palotie, Ole B Pedersen, Annette Peters, Giulia Pianigiani, Dijana Plaseska-Karanfilska, Anneli Pouta, Alfred Pozarickij, Paolo Radice, Gad Rennert, Frits R Rosendaal, Daniela Ruggiero, Emmanouil Saloustros, Dale P Sandler, Sabine Schipf, Carsten O Schmidt, Marjanka K Schmidt, Kerrin Small, Beatrice Spedicati, Meir Stampfer, Jennifer Stone, Rulla M Tamimi, Lauren R Teras, Emmi Tikkanen, Constance Turman, Celine M Vachon, Qin Wang, Robert Winqvist, Alicja Wolk, Babette S Zemel, Wei Zheng, Ko W Van Dijk, Behrooz Z Alizadeh, Stefania Bandinelli, Eric Boerwinkle, Dorret I Boomsma, Marina Ciullo, Georgia Chenevix-Trench, Francesco Cucca, Tõnu Esko, Christian Gieger, Struan F A Grant, Vilmundur Gudnason, Caroline Hayward, Ivana Kolčić, Peter Kraft, Deborah A Lawlor, Nicholas G Martin, Ellen A Nøhr, Nancy L Pedersen, Craig E Pennell, Paul M Ridker, Antonietta Robino, Harold Snieder, Ulla Sovio, Tim D Spector, Doris Stöckl, Cathie Sudlow, Nic J Timpson, Daniela Toniolo, André Uitterlinden, Sheila Ulivi, Henry Völzke, Nicholas J Wareham, Elisabeth Widen, James F Wilson, Lifelines Cohort Study, Danish Blood Donor Study, Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium, Breast Cancer Association Consortium, Biobank Japan Project, China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group, Paul D P Pharoah, Liming Li, Douglas F Easton, Pål R Njølstad, Patrick Sulem, Joanne M Murabito, Anna Murray, Despoina Manousaki, Anders Juul, Christian Erikstrup, Kari Stefansson, Momoko Horikoshi, Zhengming Chen, I Sadaf Farooqi, Nelly Pitteloud, Stefan Johansson, Felix R Day, John R B Perry, Ken K Ong

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Pubertal timing varies considerably and is associated with later health outcomes. We performed multi-ancestry genetic analyses on ~800,000 women, identifying 1,080 signals for age at menarche. Collectively, these explained 11% of trait variance in an independent sample. Women at the top and bottom 1% of polygenic risk exhibited ~11 and ~14-fold higher risks of delayed and precocious puberty, respectively. We identified several genes harboring rare loss-of-function variants in ~200,000 women, including variants in ZNF483, which abolished the impact of polygenic risk. Variant-to-gene mapping approaches and mouse gonadotropin-releasing hormone neuron RNA sequencing implicated 665 genes, including an uncharacterized G-protein-coupled receptor, GPR83, …

High Throughput Plasma Proteomics And Risk Of Heart Failure And Frailty In Late Life, Diego Ramonfaur, Leo F Buckley, Victoria Arthur, Yimin Yang, Brian L Claggett, Chiadi E Ndumele, Keenan A Walker, Thomas Austin, Michelle C Odden, James S Floyd, Sandra Sanders-Van Wijk, Joyce Njoroge, Jorge R Kizer, Dalane Kitzman, Suma H Konety, Jennifer Schrack, Fangyu Liu, B Gwen Windham, Priya Palta, Josef Coresh, Bing Yu, Amil M Shah

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Importance: Heart failure (HF) and frailty frequently coexist and may share a common pathobiology, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Understanding these mechanisms may provide guidance for preventing and treating both conditions.

Objective: To identify shared pathways between incident HF and frailty in late life using large-scale proteomics.

Design, setting, and participants: In this cohort study, 4877 aptamers (Somascan v4) were measured among participants in the community-based longitudinal Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) cohort study at visit 3 (V3; 1993-1995; n = 10 638) and at visit 5 (V5; 2011-2013; n = 3908). Analyses were externally replicated among 3189 participants …

4. Administrative Policies, Services And Facilities, Saint Mary's College Of California

Faculty Handbook

No abstract provided.

College Policies And Disclosure Summaries, Saint Mary's College Of California

Undergraduate Academic Catalog

No abstract provided.

Transgender Women With Suppressed Testosterone Display Lower Burden Of Coronary Disease Than Matched Cisgender Men, Jordan E Lake, Han Feng, Ana N Hyatt, Hongyu Miao, Paula Debroy, Nicholas Funderburg, Kate Ailstock, Adrian Dobs, Sabina Haberlen, Jared W Magnani, Joseph B Margolick, Kate Mcgowan, Frank J Palella, Mallory D Witt, Shalender Bhasin, Matthew J Budoff, Wendy S Post, Todd T Brown

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Context: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) in transgender women (TW) may be affected by gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) and HIV, but few data compare TW on contemporary GAHT to well-matched controls.

Objective: We compared CVD burden and biomarker profiles between TW and matched cisgender men (CM).

Methods: Adult TW on GAHT (n = 29) were recruited for a cross-sectional study (2018-2020). CM (n = 48) from the former Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study were matched 2:1 to TW on HIV serostatus, age ±5 years, race/ethnicity, BMI category and antiretroviral therapy (ART) type. Cardiac parameters were measured by CT and coronary atherosclerosis by coronary …

Project Evergreen: Ai Weed Detection In A Usfs Conifer Nursery, Kevin Wing, John Shovic

Idaho Conference on Undergraduate Research

This research, conducted under Project Evergreen, aims to develop a computer vision-based solution to detect weeds in conifer sapling rows within a United States Forest Service (USFS) nursery. The presence of weeds in these rows significantly impacts seedling viability, posing a challenge to reforestation efforts. Leveraging advanced machine vision techniques, this study aims to enhance the precision and efficiency of weed management practices by identifying weeds in the field, thereby improving seedling survival rates. The YOLO v8 model was selected for its superior real-time capabilities and high accuracy. YOLO (You Only Look Once) is a single-pass convolutional neural network known …

The Prohibition Of Annexations And The Foundations Of Modern International Law, Ingrid W. Brunk, Monica Hakimi

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The international legal norm that prohibits forcible annexations of territory is foundational to modern international law. It lies at the core of three projects that have been central to the enterprise: (1) to settle title to territory as the basis for establishing state authority; (2) to regulate the use of force across settled borders; and (3) to provide for people within settled borders collectively to determine their own fates. Prohibiting forcible annexations is integral to each of these projects independently, and by tying them together, has had a transformative effect on the legal system as a whole. However, its significance …

The Needless Search For A Founding-Era "Hearsay" Definition, Jeffrey Bellin

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Modern Confrontation Clause doctrine permits only unconfronted "out-of-court statements that would have been admissible in a criminal case at the time of the founding." To operationalize this concept, the Supreme Court identifies "testimonial hearsay" as the Clause's primary concern. Its opinions regularly dive into the historical record to refine what counts as "testimonial" but ignore that record in defining "hearsay." This omission cannot last. Cases in the lower courts, and one on the Court's recent docket, concern testimonial but (arguably) non-hearsay statements. And while confrontation jurisprudence is supposed to be tied to founding-era evidence law, the "hearsay" definition, casually referenced …

The Effects Of Relational Human Resource Management: A Moderated Mediation Model Of Positive Affective Climate And Collective Occupational Calling, Pingshu Li, Yuanmei (Elly) Qu, Mengwei Li, Patrick E. Downes, Guofeng Wang

Management Faculty Publications

Relationship-oriented human resource management (HRM) contributes to organizational functioning by promoting employee relationships, coordination, and cooperation. We propose unit-level positive affective climate as a motivational mechanism through which relationship-oriented HR systems can positively influence unit service quality and relationships with beneficiaries, and prevent individual emotional exhaustion. Moreover, we propose collective occupational calling serves as an alternative motivational source that can substitute for the positive effects of positive affective climate. In analyzing a sample composed of 742 nurses from 48 nursing units of two hospitals in China with data collection at three time points before and after the COVID-19 outbreak, our …

Assignment - Political Bullshit, Russ Wood

Civic Engagement & Voting Rights Teacher Scholars

No abstract provided.

Course Syllabus - The City As History: Introduction To Public History, Patricia Rutenberg

Civic Engagement & Voting Rights Teacher Scholars

No abstract provided.

Course Syllabus - American Democracy A Draft Syllabus Outline For A University-Level, Advanced Undergraduate Course, Michael Landis

Civic Engagement & Voting Rights Teacher Scholars

No abstract provided.

The Aridification Of The Great Salt Lake, David Thompson

Ballard Brief

Throughout Nepal, brick kilns employ thousands of families annually for the seasonal work of crafting and shipping bricks. As families migrate between work in brick factories and agricultural work at home, more factors block their children from a complete and quality education. The open invitation to begin working with their parents and to help provide for the family becomes a strong temptation that causes many children to give up on school. In addition, Nepal's lack of law enforcement frequently allows children to drop out of school early without consequence. Their parents do not attempt to stop them either, making little …

Implementation Of Universal Design For Learning In The K-12 School Setting, Jaecy Hauge

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

I am proposing a school improvement plan for Okoboji Elementary School. The goal is to implement a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) with best practices to support increased student achievement. Your support and active participation are crucial in this process. With your valuable input, we can successfully apply this flexible approach to teaching and learning, which has the potential to significantly improve student achievement. UDL operates through a framework that follows three core principles: representation, action/ expression, and engagement. UDL is based upon the most widely replicated finding in educational research: learners are highly variable (CAST, 2024).

Building A Foundation Of Phonemic Awareness In Preschool Children, Marti Meissner

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

Building strong foundational literacy skills in preschool children has influences academic success positively in all curriculum areas, throughout their school years. Developing phonemic awareness skills is the biggest predictor of future reading success. Providing play-based instruction in the preschool environment is developmentally appropriate. However, researchers have shown that without direct, systematic instruction preschool children show little growth in these literacy skills. Studies have shown that the teacher professional development is necessary in their delivery of explicit and systematic instruction that focuses on phonemic awareness skills such as rhyming, segmentation, alliteration, and beginning and ending sounds in words. Following research findings, …

Enhancing Inclusion Through Universal Design For Learning And Collaboration, Arianna Lumpa

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

This school improvement plan focuses on enhancing student inclusion in the general education setting. Inclusion is a crucial topic in schools and this plan aims to clarify what it means and how it can effectively be implemented. The plan explores the barriers and challenges of inclusion, the perspectives of educators and leaders, the role of collaboration, and the use of Universal Design for Instruction in a supportive environment. Research shows that inclusion of students with disabilities is a highly effective strategy that can support students’ academic achievement when implemented correctly. The implementation of this school improvement plan will be facilitated …

Upper Elementary Reading Intervention: A School Improvement Plan, Ginger Wardlow

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

Upper elementary students in grades 3rd-5th who struggle with literacy skills can benefit from intensive reading intervention. Many districts have plans in place for students in the early elementary grades. This plan was created to target the 3rd-5th grade student population who is not often receiving intervention despite a deficit in literacy skills. Literacy skills play into all aspects of a student’s education career thus making them an important skill for academic success. This plan allows for educators to work collaboratively to meet student needs through a realistic plan to implement reading intervention with a focus on fluency, phonics, decoding, …

Effectively Teaching Non-Verbal Students, Lisa Vincent

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

This inquiry-based research explores teaching strategies and assessments that minimize frustration in nonverbal students, thus preventing behaviors that hinder learning. Conducted through a literature review and Google questionnaires, the study also involves distributing questionnaires to special education teachers during professional development workshops. Findings indicate that student-centered approaches and preferred teaching strategies effectively engage students and reduce frustration, regardless of whether teachers are in general or special education. Positive teacher-student relationships were also found to impact student frustration levels significantly. These results highlight the importance of implementing student-centered approaches and fostering positive teacher-student relationships to enhance student learning experiences.

The Impact Of Incorporating Technology On Student Engagement And Achievement In An Elementary Classroom, Amanda Donahoo

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

Schools across the country face distracted students who struggle to focus, leading to less engagement and lower academic success. Research has shown that student learning outcomes are often influenced by their level of engagement and that technology can be utilized as a powerful tool for motivation. This study aims to identify the effectiveness of incorporating educational technology, such as one-to-one computers, tablets, and interactive lessons, to increase student engagement and academic achievement so that elementary schools will benefit. Based on a literature review on technology’s impact on education, an online survey was distributed to elementary teachers at a rural, public …

The Intersection Of Culture And Character In Diverse Classrooms, Laura Balmer

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

This inquiry-based project aimed to fill a gap in the research about the way a thorough understanding of students’ culture can and should influence teachers’ methods of building character in diverse classrooms. The main cultural consideration in this qualitative research involved the cultural frameworks known as individualism and collectivism. The researcher surveyed ten teachers of diverse classrooms, asking them to thoroughly and reflectively answer eight questions related to culture and character. An analysis of the responses revealed a basic understanding of the cultural frameworks, an agreement that culture does influence character, and a desire to understand more about effectively teaching …

Does A Co-Teaching Model Increase Math Assessment Scores?, Kate Jackson

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

Research findings demonstrate that using a co-teaching model improves assessment scores in math. Not only do scores increase in math, but the co-facilitating model also has proven to increase inclusion and self-efficacy among students. Studies have shown that having two educators in the classroom allows for the model of one teach and one assist to be highly beneficial. This plan includes a school improvement plan that outline demographics of the school, what the problem is, and actions to take to combat the issue.